Monodisperse drop formation in square microchannels

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Apr 14;96(14):144501. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.144501. Epub 2006 Apr 12.

Abstract

The electrohydrodynamic instability of the interface between two liquids with different physical and electrical properties in plane Poiseuille flow is used to form monodisperse droplets in a square channel. The drop size and formation rate are controlled by simply controlling the flow rates and the amplitude of the electric field applied across the channel.